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Thoughts on The Future is Analog

I took the middle of November off social media--a detox, if you will--for lots of reasons, starting with the overwhelming panic and hysteria going on. I needed a break to settle my own heart and nerves, plus to try to sort out my own thoughts post-election.  The couple of weeks leading up to the election were tough in our neighborhood because, due to yard signs and group events, we discovered just how conservative our neighbors are. So I was already grieving the lack of camaraderie with our neighbors. But "neighborliness" is also something I've been thinking about for 8+ years, how at least in the places we've lived, "knowing" our neighbors is basically waving as we go by, if anyone happens to be roadside. Even before 2020, the individual family had moved life into the house or backyard, removing the happenstance meetings that led to developing helpful relationships with your neighbors.  Fast forward to Nov 6: my problem-solving thinking goes to why are we a...

Notes from _ReBuilding the Front Porch of America_ by Patrick Overton

 pg 8 "Community arts aren't about art as a sign -- a noun, an object. They are about art as symbol -- a verb, a process. Those of us engaged in community arts work understand our work is about creating a process that invites individuals to participate in and experience the arts on a personal basis. It is, in essence, a paradigm shift from "art as product and citizen as patron" to "art as process and citizen as participant."  "Community arts development is and always has been about relationships. It is people-oriented. It has a long and valued history of individuals taking the initiative to promote self-improvement through self-expression and self-education."  pg 9 " Art is an invitation for people to tell their stories and to listen to the stories of others. Community arts experiences create places where people can gather together and celebrate their story as a community."  pg 49 "Remembering our heroes, organizational and communi...